Combined harrow and corn-planter.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2. 1:907.

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Thom-3H8 1X ha won No. 860,416. PATBNTED'JULY 1a, 1907. T. H. SPARKS.

COMBINED HARROW AND CORN PLANTER.

'APPLIOATION FILED M12. 1907.

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attuned PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

T. H. SPARKS. GOMBINED 'HARROW AND 001m PLANTBRfi APPLICATION FILED IA].2; 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS H. SPARKS, OF WIOHITA, KANSAS.

COMBINED lIARROW AND CORN-PLANTEB.

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Specification of Letters Pptent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed January 2,1907, .Berial lla- 850,397-

.of'Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in a Combined Harrow and Corn-Planter; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such-as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to'make and .use same, referonce being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarkedthereon,

which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvementsin combined liarrowand planter mechanism, and comprises a means whereby the soil may-betreated by barrows and drills for the reception of corn or other seed,and c mprises various other details of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claims.

I'illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which: j

Figure 1 is atop plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a sectional view vertically through one ofthe feed receptacles and spout leading therefrom, showing parts inelevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3. 'Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view, parts, being shown'in section. Fig. 6 is avertical sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional viewon line 77 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view -of a clevismember through which the sectionFig. 7 is taken. Fig. 8 is a detailperspective view showingthe adjustable means for regulating the tiltingmove.- ment of the frame carrying the harrow disks. Fig. .9

is a sectional view through one of the feed cups or hop- 7 pers. FigflOis a detail perspective view of portions of one of the feed cup ringsand perforated disk therein. Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view of theyoke. Fig. 12 is a sectional view, taken at right angles to the sectionshown in Fig. 6, through the lower portion of the standard and partscarried thereby. Fig. 13 is a sectional view on line 13-13 of Fig. 12,and Fig. 14 is a detail perspective view of a shutter or second; dropwhen the apparatus is utilized as a check row planter.

Reference now being had to the details of the draw.- ings by letter, Adesignates the main frame of the ap-- .paratus which has two shafts orpoles A secured there.

to, whereby a plurality ofteamsmay be attached to the apparatus. Uponeither-side of the centralportion of the frame are mounted two swiveledframes" which are of general triangular shape and designatedeachbyJetterB. The forward'tapering end of each forward-.cross-piece hof the frame, each clevis being held in place by means of a nut 13.Suitable braces B, which are bent substantiallythe shape of said framesB, are also held to said beam by means of a clevis B and their rear endsfastened by bolts B to the main frame. The rear end of each frame B isarched, asat B", and a bolt B passes through said arched portion andalso. a projecting flange B and a bar b, which bolt serves as a pivot,allowing the frame to tilt thereon. The rear portions of the wings ofeach .frame B are parallel to each other, said parallel portions beingdesignated by letter B, and are connected together by means of a bar Bhavingangled ends B, a detail of which construction-is clearly shown inFig. 8 of the drawings.

Two corrugated plates, one designated by letter B and the other byletter B", are mounted upon each parallel portion B", the former ofwhich plates has an aperture .to receive theshank portion of the bolt bwhile the other plate B has-an elongated slot '1) to allow for thevertical adjustment of the plate B The upper end of each corrugatedplate 13 is adapted to contact with the under surface of the laterallyprojecting fiange B shown clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings, in order tolimit the rocking movement of the frame B, whereby the barrow diskscarriedf. thereby may adapt themselvesto the irregular surface of theground over which the apparatus isadapted to be drawn. 4

Cross pieces 0 and-O having angled ends connect the two parallelportions B of each frame B, and are spaced apart Angle plates C and G,shown clearly in Figs. 5 and 6, are adapted to be-clamped overthe upperand lower edges, respectively, of the bars 0 and each of said clampingplates is centrally apertured to receive the contracted end D-o f thestandard D, a suitable nut d be-' ving mounted upoi i the upper threadedendof said contracted portion D", whereby the plates 0 and C may be heldin' clamping relation with the upper and lower edges of'saidbars (land 0respectively. The under surface of the clamping plateC flares outwardlyand has serrations on its under surface adapted toengage serrations onthe shoulderof the upper portion of the standard D, as 'shown clearly inFigs. 5 and 6, whereby the standard D may be held from turning. Eachstandard has a brace D connected thereto, the forward end of which isfastened tothe frameof the apparatus. Referring to Fig. 6 it willbejnoted that the lower end of the-standard D has a bearing plate D heldthereto by means of the bolts D andlis adapted to hold the hollowbearing shaft D in the position shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. Saidbearingshaft D has a shoulder D wliich turn irngrooves formed in thelower end of the Standard-D and in the plate D and serve to hold thesame against longitudinal movement. A stubshaft D is mounted to rotatewithin said hollow bearing. shaft and has a head D -at one end and itsother end D is threaded to receive a nut'D". One end of the hollowbearing'shait D has a. flaring head D and. between Which-and the head D,a harrow disk D is designed to be clamped.

E designates a cup-shaped member which ,is centrally apertured toreceive the shaft I3 and is adapted to fit over the laterally projectingportions D, being clamped in such position by means of the barrow disk Dandthe' nut D. The purpose of the cup E is to prevent any dirt whichmight be raised by the barrow disks D coming in contact with the bearingsurface of the shaft D Said projecting portions D of the standand D andthe plate D are provided with registering grooves a" through which anydirt which falls over the end of the cup might fall by gravity to theground. It will be noted that the standard D has a semi-cylindricalflange, designated by d, shown clearly in Figs. 12 and- 13 of thedrawings, which overhangs the inner end of the. cup and serves toprevent dirt falling upon said flange from getting into the bearings.

Mounte'd in suitable hearings in the frame of the apparatus are the tworock shaftsG G, each having a crank arm G, and G designate operatinglevers which are fixed one to each oi said-shafts and each lever carriesa spring-pressedpawl Gr which is adapted to engage the teeth of thesegments G in-prdor to hold the lever and shaft in any position intowhich it is turned. Each spring pr'e's sed dog G is each connected to arod G which in turn is pivoted to the hand grip G6 upon the lever, saidlevers being positioned one upon either side of the seatAF, ins-shownclearly in Fig. 1 of the drawmovement upon the levers, the diskharrowsmay be raisedfror'n the ground and the apparatus thrown'outofoperation, when it is desired to do so for any purpose.

In Fig. 20f the drawings, the wheels H are shown as be-' ing thrown "totheir highest positions and the barrow disks down in operat vepositions.

A second frame designated in the drawings by letter J, shown'clearly inFig. 2, is provided which forms a part of the apparatus, said framebeing angular-out lined andto the forward end of which a clevis J isconnected, to which latteraa whiflletree or evener is adapted to beconnected. lt'will be noted that the forward ends of the frame J areupturned and provided with perforations 1T whereby the clevis may beheld at diffei'ent localtio'ns, accordingly as it might be de siredtocause't e plows, which will be presently desCribed,lt0, cut" a'different depths underneath the surface of the soil. The-two forwardangled ends of the" frame .l'lare pivotally. connected each upon a pin Bcarried by the clevjs B and as clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.iSaid frame .1 has a vertical tilting movement'and iSji) means of theguide fingers or bars d Fig. 2 which are fastened toi'the frame andpositioned one upon each a of th'elioriz'ontally disposed portion oftheframe "I, one of said guide fingers only being illustrated in Fig.29f the drawings. It will be noted upon reference the disk and ring torotate together.

reventedfrom moving laterally by" to Fig. 1 of the drawings that the twosets-oi disk harrows upon either side of the apparatus are positioned atangles to each other, the innermost of said disks being spaced apartslightly, thereby leaving a ridge of ground between the harrows as theapparatus passes over-the ground. Mounted upon the frame...]. ofthoapparatus andbetween the innermost pair of the barrow disks upon eitherside of the apparatus, is a plow 1, shown clearly in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, and 1 are adjusting bolts which pass through an elongated slot1 in the shank portion of. the shovel and affords means whereby thelatter is allowed to be raised or lowered, after which it is held in anadjusted position by nuts mounted upon said bolts 1. The purpose of saidplows is to cut the ridge left between-the innermost of the two harrowdisks upon either side 01 Ire apparatus.

Mounted upon raised horizontal portions of the frame J are the seedhoppers K, the lower end of the surrounding wall oi each hopper beingflanged and fastened to a table K upon said irame J to which it isbolted. Mounted within each hopper isa rotatable gear ring K having abeveled surface with teeth K thereon which are adapted to mesh with theteeth of the bevel wheel K 1nounted upon a stub shalt Kf, which bevelwheel Iii-turns in an opening in the table upon which the hop per-rests.The lower edge of said ring K rests and turns upon the upper surface ofsaid table which forms the bottom of the hopper. K designates a boltwhich passes through said table, and .L designates a perforated diskwhich is journaled upon the bolt and has laterally projecting lugs Lpositioned diametrically opposite each other, which. seat in recessesformed in the inner periphery of said ring K, causing Leading froln theaperture K in said table is a spout KP". telescoping within the hollowshank portion K oi the subsoiler K. A clamp K is fixed to the downwardlyprojecting portion of the frame J and is adapted to hold the subsoilerin an adjusted position.

M designates a hanger mounted upon the shaft .K

and the lower end of said hanger supports the shaft M" having suitablebearings therein and; to which shalt are fastened hubs h x from whichextend the radial spokes M designed to contact with the ground for thepurpose of rotating the shaft to which they are fastened. A sprocketwheel M is fixed to the shalt M and a sprocket chain M passes about thesprocket wheel M anda sprocket wheel M which is fixed to the shaft Kwhereby as the radial spokes rotate with the shaft 1W,

a rotary movement may be imparted to the shaft K", and also to therotary seed disks within the seed hoppers.v

Referring to Fig 2 oi the drawings, will be seen a. segment arm N havingteeth N at one end, said airin being pivotally mounted upon a stub shaftN mountis mounted upon a stub shaft-N also carried by the frame J, theteeth of the two segment members mesh ing with each othei'. An'arm ofthe segmenthl is pro- ,vided with an aprtiue through which'a rod Npasses, a spriiig N being interposed between. said. arm and a nut Nfitted" upon-theupper threaded end of the rod N. The lower end of therod N is pivotally connected-to a shutteror'seeohd diopvalve N", a.detail perspective view of which is shown in Fig. 14 of ed upon theiramej A second segment Tmember NS has the drawings.

Said shutter is pivotally mounted so that the two wings thereof willtilt within the hollow shank portion of the subsoiler in such a mannerthat when the shutter is tilted; in one direction, its upper wing willbe thrown backward, allowing a quantity of seed to fall upon the lowerwing, after which, when the shutter is folded in the opposite direction,the upper also engaged bythecheck row wire 0, and R desig nates a sheavemounted to rotate horizontally upon the frame adjacent to the sheave R.N designates a spring, one end of which is fastened to the frame J andits other end to the segment N, the office of which spring is to serveto normally return the segment to,

which it is connected to its starting position, after having been tiltedbackward by. one of the buttons upon the check row wire 0.

In order to raise and lower the rear portion of the frame l forregulating the depth at which it is desired to have theplanter operate,I provide a shaft S, a top plan view of which is shown clearly in Fig. 1of the drawings. which shaft has angled ends S each pivotedv tea rod Swhich rod passes through an eye T upon the "G mma T designates a coiledspring which is interposed between the eye T and a collar T which isintegral with the rod S A second spring T is interposed between the eyeT and a nut or bur T upon the lower end of the rod S An operating leverT is fixed to the shaft S and affords means whereby said shaft may berocked for the purpose of causing the planting mechanism to be raised orlowered as may be desired. A pawl T is mounted upon the lever 'l and isadapted to engage the teeth of-a segment T whereby the lever may be heldin an adjusted position. N

Referring to Fig. 11 of the drawings, will be seen a yoke W of angularoutline having elongated slots \V formed therein, the ends of said yokebeing adapted to be fastened by suitable bolts W to the downwardlyprojecting rear portion of the standard I. I W designate llarrow diskswhich are mounted upon stub shafts W ad justably held in theelongatedslots W of said yoke, a detail view of said mechanism beingshown clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings. W designates angular harrowcarrying arms which are held by the bolts W and have pivotally mountedthereon the harrow disks W. V The olfice of said disk harrows W is toopen a furrow diroctly in advance of the subsoiler, and the subsoilerfollowing behind serves to deepen the furrow to receive the seed which,after having fallen to the ground, will be covered by the harrow disks Wwhich are disposed at inclinations to each other in such a manner as tocause the disks to cover over the seed within the furrow.

Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, when it is desired to adjust theplanter for operating as a drill, the lower end of the rod N which isangular, is placed within the lower aperture N which will hold theshutter so that the wings thereof will not obstruct the passageway,leading through the hollow shank portion of the sub soiler, therebyallowing the seed to fall freely to the ground. I

In operation, when it is desired to adjust the apparatus so that theharrows will contact with the ground for working the soil, the-operatinglevers .Or are thrown rearward, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,which will cause the wheels H to be raised from the ground, thusthrowing the entire weight of the machine uponthe barrow disks. As theapparatus is drawn forward, the harrow disks, which are mounted in therocking frames of the forward part of the machine, serve to work andloosen the soil; and maybe adjusted so that they will follow theirregularities of the surface of the ground and thus prepare the soilfor theplanting which is accomplished by the rear portion of theapparatus. The plows, which arepositioned between the innermost of theharrow disks which are mounted upon the tilting frames, will serve to.cut down the ridge which is left between theinnermost disks, andaft'erwhich the harrows W will serve to'open a furrow which is deepened. bythe subsoilers for the reception of the seed, which having beendeposited, will be covered by the harrow disks W which are adjustablymounted and may be held at such angles to each other as to cause thesoil to readily cover over the seed in the furrow. Should it be desiredto cause the barrows 'upon the plantingpart of the apparatus to cutdeeper in the soil, the rear portion of the frame J may be forceddownward by throwing the lever T rearward, as will be readilyunderstood.

1. A combined barrow and corn planter comprising a stationary frame,barrow disks carried thereby, a drop axle pivotali'y mounted upon saidframe, wheels'journuled 100.

by the planter frame, plows carried by the planter frame,

and means connecting the twov frames tor regulating the verticaladjustment of the planter, as set tori-.11.,

2. A. combined barrow and corn planter comprising a stationary frame,rocking frames connected to the latter, barrow disks cnri'ied by therocking frames, a drop axle pivotnllyjnounted upon said frame, wheelsjoui-naled upon said axle, means for rocking the axle, whereby theweight or the apparatus maybe thrown upon said wheels or' upon theburrow disks, a planter frame pivotdlly connected to said stationaryframe, planter apparatus carried by the planter frame, plows carried bythe planter frame, and means connecting the two frames for regulatingthe vertical adjustment of the planter, as set forth.

.3. A combined harrow and corn planter comprising a stationary frame,rocking frames connected to the latter, standards adjustably mountedupon said rocking frames, harrpw disks mounted upon said standards, adrop axle pivotaily mounted upon said frame, wheels journaled upon saidaxle, means tor rocking the axle, whereby the weight of the apparatusmay be thrown upon said wheels or upon 25 the barrow disks, a planterframe plvotnll'y connected to' said stationary frame, planter apparatuscarried bythe planter frarne, plows carried by the planter frame, andmeans connecting the two frames for regulating the verticnl adjustmentof the planter, as set forth. I

4. A combined barrow and corn planter comprising a stationary frame,rocking frames connected to the latter, barrow disks carried by therocking frames, means for limiting the rocking movements of the latter,a drop axle pivotully mounted upon said tramc,.wheels ,iournnled lfi hupon said axis, means for rocking the axle, whereby ms-

